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UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 3,407 followers
North Carolina's only public comprehensive cancer center, serving patients at the N.C. Cancer Hospital.
About us
One of the leading cancer centers in the nation, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. UNC Lineberger is one of only 57 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and was rated as exceptional - the highest category - following its most recent NCI review. The center brings together some of the most exceptional physicians and scientists in the country to focus on advancing the prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer. With research that spans the spectrum from the laboratory to the bedside to the community, UNC Lineberger faculty work to understand the causes of cancer at the genetic and environmental levels, to conduct groundbreaking laboratory research, and to translate findings into pioneering and innovative clinical trials.
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External link for UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Industry
- Research
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1984
- Specialties
- cancer research, immunotherapy, breast cancer, cancer genetics research, and CAR-T immunotherapy
Locations
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Primary
450 West Dr
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, US
Employees at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Mary Lee M.
Research Associate and Science Liaison
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Tim Poe
Director of Telehealth at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Alan Hoyle
Bioinformatics Scientist at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Barbara Alvarez Martin, DrPH, MPH
Leader in improving health and creating shared impact
Updates
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UNC Lineberger’s Center for Triple Negative Breast Cancer held its second annual scientific retreat, bringing together faculty, staff, trainees, patient advocates and cancer center leaders for an afternoon of research presentations and multi-disciplinary discussions.
Center for Triple Negative Breast Cancer retreat highlights research advances, promotes collaborations - UNC Lineberger
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Gianpietro Dotti, MD, and Xin Zhou, PhD, report in Nature Cancer that a novel immunotherapy approach utilizing natural killer T (NKT) cells produced significant antitumor activity in solid tumors.
Harnessing natural killer T-cells to advance cancer immunotherapy for solid tumors - UNC Lineberger
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Kate Ashcraft, PhD, is a research science liaison in the UNC Lineberger Clinical Trials Office who brings her passion for scientific exploration into every facet of her role. Here's a few minutes with Kate Ashcraft.
A few minutes with Kate Ashcraft, PhD - UNC Lineberger
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Robert Ferris, MD, PhD, executive director of UNC Lineberger and chief of oncology services at UNC Health, shares a message of hope and healing for Western North Carolina communities and teammates affected by Hurricane Helene.
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Naim Rashid, PhD, has received a two-year, $311,000 Department of Defense Pancreatic Cancer Research Program focused pilot award to build an AI tool that generates personalized clinical trial recommendations for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
Rashid awarded grant to develop AI tool that recommends optimal clinical trials to pancreatic cancer patients - UNC Lineberger
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"I always knew that I wanted to work in oncology. I went to college thinking that I was going to be an oncologist, but then I discovered exercise science and totally fell in love with helping people become healthier through exercise." Carly Bailey, MA, ACSM-CEP; NBC-HWC, is the program director for Get Real & Heel, a unique exercise program designed for cancer patients and survivors in North Carolina. Here's a few minutes with Carly Bailey.
A few minutes with Carly Bailey, MA, ACSM-CEP; NBC-HWC - UNC Lineberger
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Lindsey James, PhD, and colleagues have developed a promising new compound that selectively and effectively breaks down a protein linked to various cancers, including multiple myeloma and prostate cancer.
New compound shows promise in targeting cancer-linked protein - UNC Lineberger
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“Many patients are very open to participating in clinical trials once they are asked – they just don’t know a clinical trial could be an option for them,” said UNC Lineberger’s Carrie Lee, MD, MPH. “We, as cancer care providers and researchers, need to do a better job approaching everyone about clinical trial participation.” UNC Lineberger and the V Foundation have created a multimedia campaign to promote equity in cancer clinical trial participation.
UNC Lineberger, V Foundation launch multimedia initiative to boost diversity in clinical trials - UNC Lineberger
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Dan Reuland, MD, MPH, program founder and co-director for the UNC Lineberger Carolina Cancer Screening Initiative, and one of the nation’s leading experts in cancer screening research and implementation, has been awarded the Robert A. Ingram Distinguished Professorship.
Reuland Awarded Robert A. Ingram Distinguished Professorship - Giving | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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